International Turnaround Management

This is version 1.5. -------------- The ITMS is a guided system through a corporate turnaround based on over 1500 references, countless interviews and over 150 turnaround cases. It is applicable to virtually any situation and industry targeting the most common reasons why turnarounds fail while utilizing the success factors and strategies that led to successful turnarounds over the past 30 years. The ITMS is based on project management techniques and existing restructuring methods and tools, However it is not only about project management and turnarounds, it furthermore includes financial restructuring techniques, strategic & operational strategies, marketing aspects, crisis communication aspects with stakeholders (to maximize the support and minimize bad press) and internally, controlling, quality control processes, of the turnaround itself, risk management, etc., etc.Imagine you are the CEO of a troubled company or a turnaround manager. The ITMS will be a framework that is divided into different stages, in which you can easily find the situation that your company is in. Let's say you have products that don't sell well, you are in a certain competitive environment with few global players that practically own the market, and you have financial difficulties. You will find your situation in the ITMS and the ITMS will tell you proven, through our examination of more then 150 case studies, strategies out of that situation (if there is a way out). The International Turnaround Management Standard (TIMS) is a method and guided way to achieve a sustainable turnaround. The ITMS includes all possible aspects and business areas that need to be analyzed and considered when restructuring a company: Financial Strategies Strategic- & Operational Strategies HR Aspects Crisis Communication Management Project Management Techniques and Methods Change Management Controlling and Management of Risk Marketing Aspects Quality Control processes Process Improvements The standard, furthermore serves the turnaround management team as a guideline of what they need to do at what time, how to do it and who you need to provide information too and what other aspects you need to take care of. In a nutshell: The ITMS targets all the major problems why companies fail in turnarounds; insufficient support of shareholders and lenders, non-comprehensive turnarounds (with other words things where simply overseen, or not regarded as important), targeting of symptoms rather than issues, unstructured approaches to turnarounds, etc.

The role of a Turnaround Manager is to save companies from a seriously unprofitable situation. This may follow a merger, take-over, restructure or as a result of adverse market conditions or mismanagement. A first class Turnaround Manager is more than a short-term 'company doctor'; he or she redefines the company's business mission and restructures it for long-term survival. This book shows how to do this. It includes practical advice from experienced Turnaround Managers, real-life examples of best practice and an objective guide to the principles involved in this increasingly important role.

Leadership is never more crucial than when corporate survival is at stake. But the days of the tough guys are over. The leaders who are driving today’s sustainable turnarounds understand that the answers to a distressed company’s problems lie almost always within the firm itself – usually at middle manager level and below. The secret is cooperation. Drawing on interviews with top company doctors and advisers, as well as on the authors’ own experience, Leading Corporate Turnarounds explores seven key leadership and management skills required for successful turnaround, and shows why quickly gaining the buy-in and trust of all stakeholders is the key to ultimate success. Written by the founding directors of the Society of Turnaround Professionals (STP), with a proposed Foreword by the Society’s Patron Sir John Harvey-Jones Considers the different drivers of turnaround, the alternatives to it, and the restructuring processes required to move beyond crisis stabilization to sustainable change Features international case studies from leading companies including BT, Virgin Express, Arthur Andersen, Parmalat, GE, Lee Cooper, New Look and IBM

Following the highly regarded first edition, this second edition of Turnaround Management covers important legislative changes since 2018 and their significant effect on turnaround practice, particularly the EU Directive on Restructuring and Insolvency 2019 and the UK's Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Act 2020. It covers, among other things: the evolution of turnaround;the influence of the United States Bankruptcy Code's Chapter 11 on European turnaround; andthe influence of US turnaround practice on driving change from default insolvency to a better balance of debtor and creditor interests to unlock and preserve going-concern value in distressed businesses.The importance of stakeholder management is emphasised, particularly in the light of new moratorium-based legislation, and how this can be leveraged to more consensual turnaround ahead of insolvency without compromising secured creditor collateral. Drawing on the author's 40-plus years of hands-on turnaround management experience, the reader is also guided through such key issues as cash control, operational change, business plan development and team building to implement the plans - all brought to life through case studies.Author Alan Tilley is chairman of leading turnaround boutique BM&T European Restructuring Solutions. He has operated in most jurisdictions in Europe and the US, and has been president of TMA UK, a founding director of TMA Europe and vice president international of TMA Global. Additionally, as president of the European Association of Certified Turnaround Professionals, he has led the introduction of online and exam-based training and certification of turnaround professionals.

Manufacturing and process plants must be regularly closed down for planned maintenance operations. This may entail the complete shutdown and re-start of large-scale serial and batch operations and must be performed in as short a period of time as is cost-effective. This is the process of turnaround, and as the processes are often high value and the maintenance operations intensive, complex and costly, it is vital that it be planned and carried out effectively. Tom Lenahan is an acknowledged expert in this field, who has worked and consulted internationally, and his book will show the maintenance manager or project leader how to get the job done correctly. This will include ensuring that lost production value (including sourcing replacement capacity) is balanced against intensive maintenance costs, as well as numerous other factors that may not be obvious to the first-time shutdown manager. The book draws upon his many years of experience with ICI, and has been written in conjunction with Eutech Engineering Services Ltd. Foreword by Anthony Kelly, author of Maintenance Strategy and Maintenance Organization and Systems